Analysis of the Use of Wind Energy to Supplement the Power Needs at McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica (Poster)

This poster summarizes the analysis of the inclusion of wind-driven power generation technology into the existing diesel power plants at two U.S. Antarctic research stations, McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Labora...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baring-Gould, E. I., Robichaud, R., McLain, K.
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) 2005
Subjects:
Power Generation
14 Solar Energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
24 Power Transmission And Distribution
Simulation
Wind Energy
Hybrid Systems
Diesel Fuel
Antarctica
Wind Turbines Wind Energy
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Mcmurdo Station
17 Wind Energy
Power Plants
Power Systems
Amundsen Scott South Pole Station
Amundsen-Scott
Antarctic
McMurdo Station
South Pole
Antarc*
South pole
Online Access:http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc891914/
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Summary:This poster summarizes the analysis of the inclusion of wind-driven power generation technology into the existing diesel power plants at two U.S. Antarctic research stations, McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted the analysis. Available data were obtained on the wind resources, power plant conditions, load, and component cost. We then used NREL's Hybrid2 power system modeling software to analyze the potential and cost of using wind turbine generators at the two aforementioned facilities.

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